Newer HD selection
Gala Redlum
A red Gala strain for the earlier part of the harvest. Consider it when planning a staggered picking schedule.
The apple guide
Apple varieties
From Kashmir’s heritage Ambri to newer high-density selections, compare apples by harvest timing, fruit traits and the role they could play in your orchard.
Browse the varieties
Cultivar profiles
Find apples to consider for your site
Newer HD selection
Jeromine
A Red Delicious strain that develops a deep red skin color early. Check bloom overlap when choosing a pollinizer.
Newer HD selection
Red Velox
A Red Delicious strain noted for early, even color development and dark red fruit with light striping.
Newer HD selection
Super Chief
A compact spur-type selection whose fruit develops from striped to solid red as harvest approaches.
Newer HD selection
Golden Delicious Reinders
A yellow-fruited Golden Delicious selection evaluated on M.9 by ICAR-CITH. A Kashmir trial recorded a relatively late harvest.
Newer HD selection
Fuji Zehn Aztec
A Fuji selection that ripened toward the end of the harvest window in a Srinagar cultivar trial.
Established variety
Ambri
A heritage Kashmiri apple that ripens late. Consider it if you want to retain a local cultivar in a mixed planting.
Established variety
Lal Ambri
A late-season hybrid that brings together Ambri and Red Delicious parentage.
Established variety
Red Delicious
A familiar red market apple and a useful benchmark when comparing newer strains in the Delicious family.
Established variety
Golden Delicious
A late-season yellow apple that can serve as a pollinizer where flowering times and compatibility match.
Established variety
Mollie’s Delicious
An early-season apple recorded as the first to mature in both years of a Srinagar cultivar trial.
Established variety
Shireen
A scab-resistant cultivar released for commercial cultivation in Jammu and Kashmir.
Fruit images are illustrative. Ask about planting material availability and confirm local harvest timing before finalizing your plan.
Planting decisions
Build your variety shortlist
Site and rootstock
Elevation, winter chill, drainage and irrigation all affect which varieties and rootstocks fit your land. Rootstock also determines how much support the tree needs.
Bloom and pollination
Match compatible varieties that flower at the same time. Plan where pollinizer trees will go while you are laying out the rows.
Harvest and market
Compare early and late selections with your picking capacity, intended market and storage plans in mind.
Further reading from SKUAST-Jammu’s fruit crop guide, ICAR-CITH’s high-density apple guide and SKUAST-Kashmir’s cultivar trial.
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